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The 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests (also known by other names) were a series of demonstrations against the Hong Kong government's introduction of a bill to amend the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance in regard to extradition. It was the largest series of demonstrations in the history of Hong Kong. [22] [23]
August 29, 2024 at 3:08 AM. By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret. HONG KONG (Reuters) - After Hong Kong police raided Stand News and arrested two editors, its staff decided that to avoid more arrests ...
Jyutping. 831 taai3 zi2 zaam6 si6 gin6*2. The 2019 Prince Edward station attack, also known as the 31 August MTR station incident[2] (Chinese: 831太子站事件), [3][4][5][6] was an incident in which Hong Kong police indiscriminately [7][8][9] attacked passengers while arresting protesters who were returning home via Prince Edward station, on ...
On 6 September, the biggest protests in the course of the 2019-20 Hong Kong protests since 1 July occurred in the city. The fresh protests were in a large part due to the day having been the scheduled election day for the Legislative Council; on 31 July, the Hong Kong government had the elections postponed by a year, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, a justification that was widely doubted.
A Hong Kong man on Thursday became the first person to be sentenced to prison for sedition under the city's new national security law for wearing a T-shirt with a once-popular protest slogan.
The sophistication, novelty and diversity of tactics and methods used by protests in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests have been noted by many scholars and news outlets around the world. They range from new principles of autonomy and decentralisation, incorporating different methods of demonstration, economic and social protest, and most ...
The month of June 2020 was the first anniversary of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests. The decision taken by the National People's Congress on national security legislation and the alleviation of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong led to a new series of protests and international responses. On 30 June, the Standing Committee of the National ...
e. The period from March to June 2019 in the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests is considered the early stage of the movement. Until the first mass demonstrations in June, protests were focused on the withdrawal of the extradition bill. In June, protesters started to lay out five demands. The additional four demands concerned the reactions of the ...